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>Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the USA and hero of the Mexican War. His military career started with service in the 1812 war with Britain followed by a number of campaigns against the Amerinds, including the Black Hawk War of 1832 and various other insurrections in Florida from 1837 to 1840. It was in the Great Race War against Mexico that he won national renown. Ordered by President James Polk to advance to Rio Grande in July 1846, Taylor met and defeated the Mexicans at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, and led his forces to victory against the vastly more numerous Mexican army at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847.